Albert
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #614 for boys in 2025, 461 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1910 · 2,183 births
- Debut · boys
- 1,493 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 87 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 491,861since 1880
Albert over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #614 | 461 | |
| 2024 | — | #607 | 469 | |
| 2023 | — | #587 | 487 | |
| 2022 | — | #613 | 456 | |
| 2021 | — | #563 | 504 | |
| 2020 | — | #523 | 547 | |
| 2019 | — | #472 | 622 | |
| 2018 | — | #453 | 660 | |
| 2017 | — | #432 | 718 | |
| 2016 | — | #476 | 644 | |
| 2015 | — | #441 | 695 | |
| 2014 | — | #434 | 697 | |
| 2013 | — | #422 | 697 | |
| 2012 | — | #402 | 725 | |
| 2011 | — | #392 | 725 | |
| 2010 | — | #403 | 699 | |
| 2009 | — | #403 | 733 | |
| 2008 | — | #374 | 824 | |
| 2007 | — | #370 | 831 | |
| 2006 | — | #354 | 860 | |
| 2005 | — | #341 | 869 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #338 | 869 |
| 2003 | — | #314 | 953 | |
| 2002 | — | #298 | 984 | |
| 2001 | — | #280 | 1,094 | |
| 2000 | — | #281 | 1,092 | |
| 1999 | — | #269 | 1,118 | |
| 1998 | — | #258 | 1,158 | |
| 1997 | — | #249 | 1,177 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #231 | 1,300 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #224 | 1,332 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #209 | 1,385 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #209 | 1,433 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #205 | 1,506 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #190 | 1,697 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #167 | 1,826 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #170 | 1,763 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #155 | 1,795 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #158 | 1,768 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #154 | 1,749 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #152 | 1,799 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #141 | 1,885 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #150 | 1,822 |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | #140 | 2,023 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #145 | 1,942 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #142 | 1,957 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #145 | 1,860 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #146 | 1,803 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #137 | 1,950 |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | #136 | 1,916 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #129 | 2,015 |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | #130 | 2,014 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | #112 | 2,288 |
| 1972 | #2,311 | 32 | #112 | 2,510 |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | #119 | 2,683 |
| 1970 | #2,705 | 26 | #107 | 3,073 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #108 | 2,934 |
| 1968 | #2,538 | 24 | #103 | 2,918 |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | #98 | 3,169 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #100 | 3,297 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #100 | 3,419 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #100 | 3,761 |
| 1963 | #2,489 | 24 | #100 | 3,883 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #101 | 4,072 |
| 1961 | #2,957 | 18 | #97 | 4,324 |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | #93 | 4,602 |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | #92 | 4,605 |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | #89 | 4,807 |
| 1957 | #2,651 | 19 | #84 | 5,049 |
| 1956 | #2,103 | 27 | #81 | 5,150 |
| 1955 | #1,978 | 29 | #76 | 5,179 |
| 1954 | #1,875 | 31 | #73 | 5,428 |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | #69 | 5,439 |
| 1952 | #1,861 | 29 | #66 | 5,660 |
| 1951 | #2,064 | 23 | #60 | 5,758 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | #56 | 5,754 |
| 1949 | #1,845 | 27 | #56 | 6,064 |
| 1948 | #1,858 | 26 | #55 | 6,156 |
| 1947 | #2,146 | 21 | #55 | 6,462 |
| 1946 | #1,583 | 31 | #52 | 6,007 |
| 1945 | #1,588 | 27 | #49 | 5,432 |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 | #44 | 5,855 |
| 1943 | #1,467 | 32 | #43 | 6,307 |
| 1942 | #1,438 | 32 | #40 | 6,496 |
| 1941 | #1,538 | 26 | #40 | 5,927 |
| 1940 | #1,218 | 36 | #41 | 5,572 |
| 1939 | #1,327 | 31 | #41 | 5,477 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #37 | 5,796 |
| 1937 | #1,355 | 29 | #37 | 5,665 |
| 1936 | #1,230 | 34 | #34 | 5,759 |
| 1935 | #1,219 | 34 | #31 | 6,094 |
| 1934 | #1,236 | 33 | #32 | 6,003 |
| 1933 | #1,197 | 35 | #30 | 6,091 |
| 1932 | #1,116 | 41 | #26 | 6,863 |
| 1931 | #1,199 | 36 | #24 | 7,131 |
| 1930 | #941 | 60 | #24 | 7,950 |
| 1929 | #902 | 63 | #24 | 8,078 |
| 1928 | #924 | 64 | #23 | 8,812 |
| 1927 | #800 | 82 | #23 | 9,128 |
| 1926 | #1,079 | 48 | #21 | 9,146 |
| 1925 | #913 | 66 | #21 | 9,511 |
| 1924 | #1,123 | 48 | #21 | 9,880 |
| 1923 | #1,283 | 37 | #20 | 9,825 |
| 1922 | #1,030 | 53 | #20 | 9,896 |
| 1921 | #1,126 | 46 | #20 | 10,158 |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 33 | #19 | 9,997 |
| 1919 | #1,103 | 44 | #18 | 9,607 |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | #19 | 9,935 |
| 1917 | #1,126 | 40 | #18 | 9,157 |
| 1916 | #1,246 | 33 | #17 | 9,044 |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | #17 | 8,825 |
| 1914 | #1,147 | 28 | #15 | 6,942 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | #16 | 5,449 |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | #17 | 4,587 |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | #15 | 2,478 |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | #14 | 2,183 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #15 | 1,816 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #15 | 1,642 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #15 | 1,636 |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | #16 | 1,469 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #15 | 1,532 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #16 | 1,453 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #16 | 1,337 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #16 | 1,375 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #15 | 1,317 |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 | #16 | 1,741 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #15 | 1,210 |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | #16 | 1,417 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #15 | 1,377 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #15 | 1,434 |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | #16 | 1,391 |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 | #16 | 1,447 |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | #16 | 1,353 |
| 1892 | #830 | 13 | #16 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | #16 | 1,207 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #16 | 1,417 |
| 1889 | — | #16 | 1,353 | |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | #16 | 1,569 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | #16 | 1,294 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #16 | 1,488 |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | #16 | 1,429 |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | #16 | 1,435 |
| 1883 | #579 | 11 | #16 | 1,496 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #16 | 1,499 |
| 1881 | — | #16 | 1,319 | |
| 1880 | — | #16 | 1,493 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Albert was already there! It came in at #16, and was given to 1,493 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2018–2025, when fewer than 670 boys a year got the name.
Where Albert is popular in 1888
The SSA only publishes names by state from 1910 on.
See more about Albert
- 7 spots since 2024 (#607 → #614)
- 91 spots since 2020 (#523 → #614)
- 173 spots since 2015 (#441 → #614)
- Biggest jump: 44 spots in 2017 (#476 → #432)
- Biggest drop: 51 spots in 2020 (#472 → #523)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1910 at #14 (2,183 births)
- Births halved by 2002, 92 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 87 yrs · run 1880–1961
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 70 boys born in 1883 were named Albert (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,705 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #14 in 1910, was only 1 in 89 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.2% of all boys named Albert (94,431) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14,375 | #16 (1888) | #16 |
| 1890s | 13,753 | #15 (1896) | #16 |
| 1900s | 15,318 | #15 (1909) | #16 |
| 1910s | 68,207 | #14 (1910) | #17 |
| 1920s | 94,431 | #19 (1920) | #21 |
| 1930s | 62,829 | #24 (1930) | #32 |
| 1940s | 60,278 | #40 (1942) | #48 |
| 1950s | 52,829 | #56 (1950) | #75 |
| 1960s | 36,379 | #93 (1960) | #100 |
| 1970s | 22,112 | #107 (1970) | #127 |
| 1980s | 18,503 | #140 (1982) | #151 |
| 1990s | 13,932 | #167 (1990) | #221 |
| 2000s | 9,109 | #280 (2001) | #335 |
| 2010s | 6,882 | #392 (2011) | #433 |
| 2020s | 2,924 | #523 (2020) | #585 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Albert in 1888
Top girls' names in 1888
Top boys' names in 1888
More about 1888
girls
178,622 girls got a published name in 1888; 1 in 12,759 of them was named Albert, which outranked 53.2% of the 1,474 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #663Valeria15
- #663Vergie15
- #663Vertie15
- #690Albert14
- #690Almira14
- #690Arie14
- #690Delphine14
- #724Arlie13
- #724Arline13
- #724Aurora13
Tied with 33 names at #690; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 643Anabel#633 → #1,276
- ↓ 583Tennessee#693 → #1,276
- ↓ 576Diana#560 → #1,136
- ↓ 576Hope#560 → #1,136
- ↓ 550Margaretha#586 → #1,136
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
120,852 boys got a published name in 1888; 1 in 77 of them was named Albert, which outranked 98.6% of the 1,177 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 39.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.